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president obama was joined by george with the w. bush, carter and clinton. there will be several days more of commemorations for this great man but today, perhaps, was the highlight. johannesburg, south africa. >>> ktvu's ken wayne is in washington, d.c. right now to cover the national hearing into the deadly airline crash at sfo. why the hearing was postponed and when it is when we come backed to begin -- and when it is expected to begin. >>> why what happened today is angering supporters of andy lopez who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy. [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nine for challenge butter. and when hands get messy, quite surely they'll say, yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> breaking news out of nevada. a group of two adults and four child
president obama was joined by george with the w. bush, carter and clinton. there will be several days more of commemorations for this great man but today, perhaps, was the highlight. johannesburg, south africa. >>> ktvu's ken wayne is in washington, d.c. right now to cover the national hearing into the deadly airline crash at sfo. why the hearing was postponed and when it is when we come backed to begin -- and when it is expected to begin. >>> why what happened today is...
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president barack obama walked to the podium and shook hands with raul castro there. george bush was there among other world leaders, former former president bush and laura traveled with president barack obama as well as former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary rodham clinton who arrived separately with chelsea. it is a group of world leaders. 90 heads of states attending the memorial service of nelson mandella you can imagine security was extremely tight in johan miss -- ash johannesburg. >>> they are preparing to bury their 8-year-old daughter. she died last month after being trampled by a horse in oakland during a camping trip. the money donate already go to funeral services and other expenses related to that accident. services will be held at the church. >>> in the mountains of nevada, why the search is getting more dangerous. >>> they will have more on how it will it will hurt them. >>> and more reports of black ice, i will tell you where that is. >>> we have signs that it is going to get a little warmer, i will tell you when. a subaru... ...a
president barack obama walked to the podium and shook hands with raul castro there. george bush was there among other world leaders, former former president bush and laura traveled with president barack obama as well as former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary rodham clinton who arrived separately with chelsea. it is a group of world leaders. 90 heads of states attending the memorial service of nelson mandella you can imagine security was extremely tight in johan miss -- ash...
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president barack obama is invited to speak and he spoke about an hour ago and he said he tries to apply the lessons of nelson mandella in his own life. >> while i will always fall short of migratest example, -- my greatest example he makes me want to be a berman, he speaks to what is -- a better man, he speaks to what is best inside us. >> he shook hands with world leaders including world leader castro. >>> security is tight and south africa authorities are working on develops plans. the government is using an elite task force to help secure that stadium. >>> time now 5:08 happening today, the sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a 13-year-old santa rosa boy holding a toy gun is scheduled to go back to work this morning. they have been on the run and he will now be working a desk job at the sheriff's office in santa rosa. later today, they plan to march to protest his return to work. he shot and killed the teen after mistaking his toy gun for a real ak-47. >>> the city of oakland still has not hired enough police officers and that's adoring to a city councilwoman who is now running for
president barack obama is invited to speak and he spoke about an hour ago and he said he tries to apply the lessons of nelson mandella in his own life. >> while i will always fall short of migratest example, -- my greatest example he makes me want to be a berman, he speaks to what is -- a better man, he speaks to what is best inside us. >> he shook hands with world leaders including world leader castro. >>> security is tight and south africa authorities are working on...
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. >> president obama joins millions around the world honoring nelson mandela. the emotional ceremony that just ended moments ago in south africa. "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." live pictures here from san jose mineta international airport. another busy and rough day of travel getting underway this morning. hundreds of flights to and from the east coast have already been canceled this morning because of another winter storm in that area. the impact on bay area travelers -- coming up in a couple of minutes. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. >>> let's talk about weather and traffic. steve is talking about the cold. but you have more to talk about than that, steve. >> i do. but that hawaiian departure looked good in san jose. heading off to the islands. freeze warning goes until 9:00. it's warmer, parts of the coast and also san francisco. a lot more upper 30s and 40s. that doesn't mean it's not cold inland. clearlake, 18 south. san jose, 23 degrees. pleasant hill, mark says 25 here. brentwo
. >> president obama joins millions around the world honoring nelson mandela. the emotional ceremony that just ended moments ago in south africa. "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." live pictures here from san jose mineta international airport. another busy and rough day of travel getting underway this morning. hundreds of flights to and from the east coast have already been canceled this morning because of another winter...
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president obama and first lady michelle obama boarding air force one. now, also on air force one for the trip to south africa former president george w. bush, his wife, laura, and former secretary of state hillary clinton. former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton will also be attending the memorial but they are traveling separately. the only living president not going to the mandela funeral is george h.w. bush. he's 89 and is no longer able to travel long distances. >>> in south africa people are still gathering outside of nelson mandela's house in johannesburg. this is video shot earlier this morning. tomorrow, a public memorial service will be held in a soccer stadium that seats 95,000 people. then nelson mandela's body will lie in state in a government building in pretoria from wednesday through friday and then on sunday, nelson mandela will be buried in the remote village that he grew up in. >>> 7:16. today, south africa's parliament held a special session honoring nelson mandela. ♪ >>> yesterday, the south african government called for a d
president obama and first lady michelle obama boarding air force one. now, also on air force one for the trip to south africa former president george w. bush, his wife, laura, and former secretary of state hillary clinton. former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton will also be attending the memorial but they are traveling separately. the only living president not going to the mandela funeral is george h.w. bush. he's 89 and is no longer able to travel long distances. >>> in south...
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president obama is optimistic a deal can be reached. >> an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation on a comprehensive farm bill. he hopes and expects that that can be approved before the end of the year. >> now, milk would not be the evenly item affected -- only item affected. butter, cheese, ice cream would soar along with prices of other commodities such as corn, wheat and soy beans. points of contention to get this new farm bill passed, the effects it will have on families with food stamps and paying farmers not to farm. more on that coming up in our next hour of "mornings on 2." pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> there are no reports of any injuries or damage from an earthquake last night in napa county. a quake measuring 3.7 shook the community of angin at 10:22 last night. about 24 miles northeast of santa rosa. some people say they felt desks and chairs move but no major jolts. >>> sniffles are concerned that the water off the sonoma coastline could be a dead zone for crab and fish. they say a lack of oxygen was detected in the water which may harm marin life. it'
president obama is optimistic a deal can be reached. >> an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation on a comprehensive farm bill. he hopes and expects that that can be approved before the end of the year. >> now, milk would not be the evenly item affected -- only item affected. butter, cheese, ice cream would soar along with prices of other commodities such as corn, wheat and soy beans. points of contention to get this new farm bill passed, the effects it will have on families with...
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president obama's phoned mandela's widow. san francisco will hold its own memorial for mandela wednesday at 8:00 a.m. it will be in the city hall rotunda. former mayor willie brown has been asked to organize the service. . >>> let's head over to rosemary orozco. we have the oakland holiday children's parade today. hoping for some good weather for that. >> it will be dry. bring the winter coat. you will need it again. behind this system cold air spilling into the bay area, could be breezy for some of us into the afternoon. it will be a chilly one. we'll struggle in the upper 40s the sun is shining it's makes its way up. another, i don't know, minute or two until the fish sunrise. we might be right up on it. we're clearing out this morning. let's look at some of the rainfall totals over the last 24 hours. .47 in napa. .4 in santa rosa. almost .3 for oakland, san francisco picking up almost .4. san jose picking up .13. we have seen snowfall in areas right around the santa cruz mountains, right over the summit, mount st. helena h
president obama's phoned mandela's widow. san francisco will hold its own memorial for mandela wednesday at 8:00 a.m. it will be in the city hall rotunda. former mayor willie brown has been asked to organize the service. . >>> let's head over to rosemary orozco. we have the oakland holiday children's parade today. hoping for some good weather for that. >> it will be dry. bring the winter coat. you will need it again. behind this system cold air spilling into the bay area, could...
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the possible connection to president obama and why he cannot have an iphone. >>> good morning. we're still looking at slow traffic around the bay area. as you can see, 237 is slow. also other areas still slowing down. we'll tell you where those are. >>> we're starting to warm up a little bit from the overnight lows from the very cold start. coming up we'll take a look at the current temperatures in your neighborhood and another freeze warning being issued for parts of the bay area. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> an autopsy on paul walker shows he died from injuries he suffered in
the possible connection to president obama and why he cannot have an iphone. >>> good morning. we're still looking at slow traffic around the bay area. as you can see, 237 is slow. also other areas still slowing down. we'll tell you where those are. >>> we're starting to warm up a little bit from the overnight lows from the very cold start. coming up we'll take a look at the current temperatures in your neighborhood and another freeze warning being issued for parts of the bay...
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smile strong. >>> this just in, the white house confirming president obama and first lady michelle obama will indeed attend the national memorial service for nelson mandela on tuesday in johannesburg, south africa. that is going to be taking place in a soccer stadium with dignitaries from around the world to pay their respects. the stadium holds about 60,000 people. no word on whether the obamas will attend other events honoring the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >>> now, the story of a new york city homeless man who brings about the old don't judge a book by its cover. >> this is patrick. the kind of driven computer whiz who starts companies in college. he came to new york hoping to meet someone in tech to buy his ideas. he just didn't know it would be the homeless guy on the way to work. >> just has something about, the first time i remember thinking in my head, huh, who is this guy? >> this is leo. as a kid, he was obsessed with science, astronomy, chemistry, physics, but became a father too soon. lost his job, then his home. >> at first, what did you think he wanted? >> i didn't
smile strong. >>> this just in, the white house confirming president obama and first lady michelle obama will indeed attend the national memorial service for nelson mandela on tuesday in johannesburg, south africa. that is going to be taking place in a soccer stadium with dignitaries from around the world to pay their respects. the stadium holds about 60,000 people. no word on whether the obamas will attend other events honoring the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >>> now,...
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the obama administration says there were 375,000 visitors to healthcare.gov just by noon today. that's about half the number of its users that the technology team working on the site declared it can handle each day. >> we executed hundreds of software fixes and hardware upgrades and the site is now stable and operating at its intended capacity with greatly improved performance. >> the department of health and human services says the system failures have fallen from 6% in october to less than 1% and response times for the web pages are down from 8 seconds to less than 1. the technology team warns too much traffic could still overwelm the system. >> well, hawaii is staying aloha to gay marriage. six couples tied the knot just after midnight. hawaii is now the 16th state to allow same-sex marriage. the hawaiian marriage law allows couples to register and be married on the same day and that makes it convenient for tourists. >>> coming up, the story behind this shower of money at the mall of america on black friday. >> but up next, a leading republican lawmaker says he will not stand
the obama administration says there were 375,000 visitors to healthcare.gov just by noon today. that's about half the number of its users that the technology team working on the site declared it can handle each day. >> we executed hundreds of software fixes and hardware upgrades and the site is now stable and operating at its intended capacity with greatly improved performance. >> the department of health and human services says the system failures have fallen from 6% in october to...
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president obama promised to raise the minimum wage. >> no one who works full time should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. we should be able to get that done. >> reporter: congressional republicans have generally been against the move. in reaction to obama's pledge house speaker john boehner said when you raise the price of employment guess what happens, you get less of it. why would we want to make is harder for small employerers to hire people. tuesday's vote was an unanimous 13-0. as for all d.c. laws it will need to be approved by congress. if that happens, d.c.'s minimum wage will gradually become $4 more than the federal level. niya hopes that extra money in her paycheck will bring a better life to herself and her son. >> joining us now, heidi, an economist with the economic policy institute where she focuses on the low-wage labor market. and from los angeles, writer and senior fell low at the campaign for america's future, and mark wilson, he served as deputy assistant secretary for employment standards administration at the u.s. departme
president obama promised to raise the minimum wage. >> no one who works full time should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. we should be able to get that done. >> reporter: congressional republicans have generally been against the move. in reaction to obama's pledge house speaker john boehner said when you raise the price of employment guess what happens, you get less of it. why would we want to make is harder for small employerers to hire...
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what's happening to me goes i'm sorry martin this is breaking news that though yesterday obama gave a really impressive and wide ranging speech on an issue that if we have access to ninety nine percent of income inequality he said that the gap between rich and the rest of the country is the defining challenge of our time and that it drives everything he doesn't have this yes obama even went as far as deconstruct the very system he's a part of. ordinary folks can't write massive campaign checks or hire i price lobbyists and lawyers to secure policies that tilt the playing field in their favor at everyone else's expense so people get the bad taste that the systems ranked. that increases cynicism and polarization and it decreases the political participation that is a requisite part of our system of self-government. wow i couldn't agree with him more but if there's one thing we know about this president that he talks a big talk back and all that lofty rhetoric is a different story this is a wall street man who was put in office by goldman sachs obama has appointed big bank lawyers eric ho
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president obama has ordered the flag to be lowered to half staff through monday. he and mrs. obama plan to travel to the service and there will be a memorial at the national cathedral wednesday morning at 11:00. >>> i'm bruce leshan at the south africa embassy in d.c. where they have just announced plans for american commemoration of nelson mandela's life. there are books of condolences inside. there will be prayer vigils outside here between 7:00 and 8:00 every night until tuesday. then on wednesday there will be a service at the washington national cathedral. in south africa rain is a sign and in washington in ones and twos and sometimes more people braved the rain to leave a flower, say a prayer, take a picture in memory of the towering figure of nelson mandela. >> such an amazing model of what a human being can be. >> reporter: this embassy was once a battle ground in the fight against apartheid, the racial separation that mandela fought in south africa, which is why the new south africa erected his statue right here. >> the statue stands there because that was the fulcru
president obama has ordered the flag to be lowered to half staff through monday. he and mrs. obama plan to travel to the service and there will be a memorial at the national cathedral wednesday morning at 11:00. >>> i'm bruce leshan at the south africa embassy in d.c. where they have just announced plans for american commemoration of nelson mandela's life. there are books of condolences inside. there will be prayer vigils outside here between 7:00 and 8:00 every night until tuesday....
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president obama says he won't let that happen, but is willing to work to improve it. tara for cbs news, the white house. >> and the white house also says it fixed the website defect that prevented social security numbers from being sent to insurers. >> new information tonight in just another disturbing case. this time out of woodbridge. authorities tell us there were numerous witnesses to the sexual asuit of an 11-year-old girl near the middle school and the girl knows the two people charged. they are two boys just 12 and 13 years old. peggy fox brings us the story. >> they are shocking allegations. what police say happened here in woodbridge to an 11-year-old girl right behind one of these fences in her own backyard. >> she reported to us that she was sexually assaulted by two known acquaintances. both of which were juveniles. >> the boys are only 12 and 13 years old. the middle schoolers have been arrested and charged with forcible sodomy, which apparently was oral sex. the boys are also charged with abduction. >> they held her down and committed the assault. so tha
president obama says he won't let that happen, but is willing to work to improve it. tara for cbs news, the white house. >> and the white house also says it fixed the website defect that prevented social security numbers from being sent to insurers. >> new information tonight in just another disturbing case. this time out of woodbridge. authorities tell us there were numerous witnesses to the sexual asuit of an 11-year-old girl near the middle school and the girl knows the two...
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lou said if you like your policy you can keep it but it's mr obama going back to your empty mission and then what is there who promised to transfer form this nation and he has done some of the most destructive things to this country imaginable but the debt situation or him are international really dense is a way to enter and is the result of two bush wars that were not on the books that won the one on the books when obama became. president said ok we'll put them on the books that the result of a recession was a lot about twenty years of reaganomics deafened though the result of the deficit numbers quadrupled under mr old deficit has dropped by a third is that everyone knows where is george was one who pulled it was two hundred deficit will for what it was when bush razi zero it went from zero zero under all the way up to one hundred zero under bill clinton yes and during that went from zero flowed way up to four hundred what did he go to under the bush on the obama administration all the way to one point three trillion and by year's sitting in a row that was that was there a limit o
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do you take credit for president barack obama honoring his word on obama care? >> first of all, i think it's important to point out he actually has tried to go beyond what he promised now. and in many places, he will be able to do that. >> you don't take credit for that? >> no. i waited for him to say that he felt badly about it. but the truth is the law that he signed did grandfather in the policies that were in existence when he signed the law. >> so we're hearing from a different tone of bill clinton there, senator. we've got the newfound confidence that we're watching from the president, his white house, this new strike team. there are some of leaders right there, these democratic lawmakers. do you think there's enough time for the president to rewrite the narrative on obama care? >> absolutely. absolutely, thomas. the main point that has to be made is that the current system before the aca is absolutely dysfunctional. 48 million people, no health insurance. we spent twice as much per capita on health care as the people of any other nation. if we spent what
do you take credit for president barack obama honoring his word on obama care? >> first of all, i think it's important to point out he actually has tried to go beyond what he promised now. and in many places, he will be able to do that. >> you don't take credit for that? >> no. i waited for him to say that he felt badly about it. but the truth is the law that he signed did grandfather in the policies that were in existence when he signed the law. >> so we're hearing from...
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today president obama is heading in to talk about the economy. here's a look at the arts and recreation campus. he will be speaking a few minutes from now. we don't expect him to make specific announcements, but he will urge congress to pass a budget and extend unemployment by the end of the year. three house committees are holding hearings that focus on the affordable care act's roll out. republicans in the committee say issues with healthcare.gov prove they can't handle undertakings. democrats disagree with that. >> we have before us an example of something that may be too big to swallow even for the u.s. federal government. >> our country's experience with social security in 1935, medicare in 1965 and a prescription drug program in 2005 democrats the government is capable of overcoming the initial problems with the implementation. >> president obama insists the program is working well. he spoke in front of people who said have benefitted from the new law and works well for the ma jorit of users. as you heard, republicans remain skeptical and y
today president obama is heading in to talk about the economy. here's a look at the arts and recreation campus. he will be speaking a few minutes from now. we don't expect him to make specific announcements, but he will urge congress to pass a budget and extend unemployment by the end of the year. three house committees are holding hearings that focus on the affordable care act's roll out. republicans in the committee say issues with healthcare.gov prove they can't handle undertakings....
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innovative approach to getting young people to sign up for obama care. he made his pitch this afternoon. but is anybody listening? cer ] here's a question for you. if every u.s. home replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the energy saved could light how many homes? 1 million? 2 million? 3 million? the answer is... 3 million homes. by 2030, investments in energy efficiency could help americans save $300 billion each year. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® is different than pills. victoza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once-a-day, any time, and comes in a pen. and the needle is thin. victoza® is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. victoza® is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it is not recommended as
innovative approach to getting young people to sign up for obama care. he made his pitch this afternoon. but is anybody listening? cer ] here's a question for you. if every u.s. home replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the energy saved could light how many homes? 1 million? 2 million? 3 million? the answer is... 3 million homes. by 2030, investments in energy efficiency could help americans save $300 billion each year. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. of their type...
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. >>> president obama is pushing to get more young people to sign up for health insurance. stopping by a white house youth summit. the president encouraged young adults to show their friends how to enroll. >>> georgia republican tom price is pushing his own health care legislation that he says is more attractive to young people. >> mr. president, we got a better idea. give me a call. >>> stocks were lower and investors are worried that a pair of better than expected reports on the economy will mean the federal reserve will start pulling back the stimulus program. >>> happy van winkle sells just 7,000 cases of the bourbon. made even more rare by the recent theft around $26,000. >>> as the search for the thief continues. >> be able to -- it is an inside job. >> the sheriff isn't buying this was all a publicity stunt. >> i was going to post a photo on facebook. >> it's one of her explaining she's teaching students how quickly a photo can beseen by lots of people. >> three and a half million people liked it. >> you can't just post something on there and think it's not a big dea
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. >> you perhaps had a role in electing a president because obama became politically active in that as well. >> many young people myself and the president included got our start in activit activism in ths movement. and it has a long term impact in that way. >> professor thank you so much for the conversation >> nelson mandela was a love of boxer. he had one regretted admittedl. >>> increasing tensions in asia. >> south korea has an expanded air defense zone which overlaps with the one last month that zone is one that is disputte diy the countries. >> south korea ma dispute may be about invisible lines on land. the strategic waters and rocks are claimed by beijing and seoul as part of their ex-clu exclusie economic zones. now south africa has asserted their rights from above. the new korean airspace defense identification zone has been modified to be in line with the country's flight region this modified zone increased the air zone over the waters. waters. seoul's move comes two weeks after china's air defense identification zone encroaching on korea a and japan. the government of seoul
. >> you perhaps had a role in electing a president because obama became politically active in that as well. >> many young people myself and the president included got our start in activit activism in ths movement. and it has a long term impact in that way. >> professor thank you so much for the conversation >> nelson mandela was a love of boxer. he had one regretted admittedl. >>> increasing tensions in asia. >> south korea has an expanded air defense...
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president obama called mandela one of the most influential, a courageous and profoundly good men that ever lived. >> i would study his words and his writings. the day he was released from prison, it gave me a sense of whatans ca they're guided by their hopes and not by their fears. >> to honor the memory of nelson mandela, president obama has ordered flags to be flown at half staff at the white house and all publi buildings. >> tonight, the tributes in his honor. but let's begin with more on the growing crowds outside mandela's home in johannesburg. >>> nelson mandela's suburban mansion in johannesburg. the crowds have been building the last few hours, singing songs of the anti-apartheid struggle, singing the south african national anthem. late in the evening, the south african president went on national television and broke the news. and in doing so, broke the hearts of millions of south africans. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. >> nelson mandela went into hospital six months ago, first seriously ill, then critically ill, then he was returned t
president obama called mandela one of the most influential, a courageous and profoundly good men that ever lived. >> i would study his words and his writings. the day he was released from prison, it gave me a sense of whatans ca they're guided by their hopes and not by their fears. >> to honor the memory of nelson mandela, president obama has ordered flags to be flown at half staff at the white house and all publi buildings. >> tonight, the tributes in his honor. but let's...
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obama care is anti-toddler? the story, as you might imagine, got a lot of pickup in the right wing media. the post surfaced again and again all over conservative press and of course landed distraught father on fox news. even the house speaker john boehner climbed on board the obama hates toddlers bandwagon, after saying he learned obama wouldn't cover his baby. now, hearing this story you may ask yourself the question any journalist writing the story or producer doing a segment about it, or any person with just basic common sense would be asking, could it possibly be the case that obama was denying coverage to a toddler? well, the answer, that very good question is no, of course not. of course not, that is not true. a spokesperson from the new york health department said the story was 100% false. of course, everyone is covered in the family policy. in fact, it appears the clerical error was at fault for the misconception. and a clerical error that it appears he himself might have been behind. they quoted, the mi
obama care is anti-toddler? the story, as you might imagine, got a lot of pickup in the right wing media. the post surfaced again and again all over conservative press and of course landed distraught father on fox news. even the house speaker john boehner climbed on board the obama hates toddlers bandwagon, after saying he learned obama wouldn't cover his baby. now, hearing this story you may ask yourself the question any journalist writing the story or producer doing a segment about it, or any...
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>>> president obama's limb moe caught in traffic. a rare sight of the limo nicknamed the beast. >> abc will follow events in south africa all morning. a complete wrap up on "good morning america." >>> back here at home, the headline this morning is the wintry weather wallop. >> forecasters predicting another double punch as a storm system coming out of the great lakes combines with a southern low from the south. lit spawn more snow from the mid-atlantic to the northeast. >>> a bitter cold front out of canada is blasting parts of minnesota. the mercury struggled to stretch above 0 yesterday. some areas feeling as cold as 35 below. >>> the icy blast is forcing more flight cancellations. numbers sure to climb today. most out of newark, dallas-ft. worth and dulles. >> nearly 7,000 flight cancellations since saturday. some people stranded at airports for days. surprisingly, hardly any of the air rage we have seen in recent years. most pangs seem to be taking it in stride like this woman in cleveland. >> we were in new york city for a nice
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an hour translates into about fifteen grand a year barely enough to survive and that's why president obama has thrown his support behind a congressional proposal to raise the minimum wage to ten dollars and ten cents an hour but some people want to go even further at a fast food workers and hundreds of cities across the country walked off their jobs to demand a living wage of fifteen dollars an hour there is the second big labor action by low wage workers in just the past week a welcome sign for those who thought the labor movement was dead that a strike has economic inequality in the news once again and that's a good thing but hardly anyone is talking about the bigger issues at play running a business is a privilege not a right and when companies like mcdonald's refuse to pay their workers a living wage and instead rely on you and me taxpayers to help their employees survive they're abusing that privilege if we really want to make sure that american workers earn enough to get by without relying on public assistance and we do one very simple thing give every corporation that refuses to pay
an hour translates into about fifteen grand a year barely enough to survive and that's why president obama has thrown his support behind a congressional proposal to raise the minimum wage to ten dollars and ten cents an hour but some people want to go even further at a fast food workers and hundreds of cities across the country walked off their jobs to demand a living wage of fifteen dollars an hour there is the second big labor action by low wage workers in just the past week a welcome sign...
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stuart: not the collectivism of president obama. >> i don't think so. i don't see how you go et -- get that out of christianity. stuart: you don't and-- >> it's quite an american-- we have free will, but really, i think what the bible talks about more is that we are all responsible for our brothers and our sisters and we all need to take care of each other. stuart: and that's why we have charity. the left does not like private charity. you want to force my hand through taxation. >> i don't think it's true at that the left does not like charity. look, if christians stepped into the gap and filled that gap then we wouldn't have the need for the government to get involved, but the fact of the matter is most christians are not giving as much to charity as they could be giving. they're living in their little mcmansions. stuart: who says? >> i say. stuart: it's well-known that republicans give more to charity than do democrats and that's-- >> you give more to charity is not the same thing as giving as much as they should be giving or making the sacrifices tha
stuart: not the collectivism of president obama. >> i don't think so. i don't see how you go et -- get that out of christianity. stuart: you don't and-- >> it's quite an american-- we have free will, but really, i think what the bible talks about more is that we are all responsible for our brothers and our sisters and we all need to take care of each other. stuart: and that's why we have charity. the left does not like private charity. you want to force my hand through taxation....
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and president obama and first lady michelle obama will attend a memorial service on tuesday honoring nelson mandela. they will be joined by former president george w. bush and wife, laura bush. tuesday's service taking place in a stadium and a state funeral on december 15th in his hometown. now back to justice with judge jeanine. scrap the whole thing, right? not according to my next guest. he says republicans need to fix obama care, not destroy it. with me, economist and author ben stein. all right, ben, why would republicans want tory to fibs fix this mess? >> i don't mean going in there, unscrewing a bunch of nuts and bolts and row wiring things. they ought to do what mr. nixon did long ago to say it's a moral imperative that all americans have access to health care. that said we're not going to take the existing health care system and smash it to pieces with a hammer. we're going to take a census of the americans who can't afford health care insurance and write them checks so they can buy a minimally adequate policy from prudential, aetna, blue cross or whoever else sells insuran
and president obama and first lady michelle obama will attend a memorial service on tuesday honoring nelson mandela. they will be joined by former president george w. bush and wife, laura bush. tuesday's service taking place in a stadium and a state funeral on december 15th in his hometown. now back to justice with judge jeanine. scrap the whole thing, right? not according to my next guest. he says republicans need to fix obama care, not destroy it. with me, economist and author ben stein. all...
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obama was facing deportation linked to a drunk driving arrest in august of 2011. however at the time white house officials told "the boston globe" there was no record that the president ever met his uncle. yesterday press secretary jay carney explained why the administration said the two never met. >> back when this arose, folks looked at the record, including the president's book, and there was no evidence that they had met. and that was what was conveyed. nobody spoke to the president. when omar obama said the other day -- and there were reports he said the other day -- that president obama, back when he was a law school student had stayed with him in cambridge, i thought it was the right thing to do to go ask him. >> carney went on to say the white house had zero involvement in the case and the president has not seen his uncle in 20 years. as for omar obama, an immigration judge said he could stay in the country because he qualified for permanent residency. >>> the man once call called america's top cop back in the big apple. new york mayor elect bill deblass y
obama was facing deportation linked to a drunk driving arrest in august of 2011. however at the time white house officials told "the boston globe" there was no record that the president ever met his uncle. yesterday press secretary jay carney explained why the administration said the two never met. >> back when this arose, folks looked at the record, including the president's book, and there was no evidence that they had met. and that was what was conveyed. nobody spoke to the...
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but obama's policy the last four years hasn't helped. he started off with his apology tour, apologizing for the things the united states has done. most recently we have seen his handling of syria didn't go well. people think vladimir putin did a much better job of handling the situation. 73% of casualties in afghanistan have happened under president obama. bill: 54-56% disapprove to how the president is handling foreign policy. 2/3 in that pew survey believe americans view greater involvement in the global economy is a greater thing. meaning when america is a strong country it's better for the world. >> we have seen that throughout history. and when we see economies like china coming up it's important to have our own economy keep going. people like to complain about america, but when something happens in the world, the philippines, the typhoon there, when something happens in the world guess who is the first country to go, the united states military and the charities. we are divide as a country on political lines. republicans and democra
but obama's policy the last four years hasn't helped. he started off with his apology tour, apologizing for the things the united states has done. most recently we have seen his handling of syria didn't go well. people think vladimir putin did a much better job of handling the situation. 73% of casualties in afghanistan have happened under president obama. bill: 54-56% disapprove to how the president is handling foreign policy. 2/3 in that pew survey believe americans view greater involvement...
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and obama is that and obama care is awful. talk to them. they said, who are you? i'm an academic, a researcher. research about these organizations and ideas. i study men who believe this stuff. and a bunch of them said -- they looked at me suspiciously and and i said, tions look here's what i am. don't get it. but here's my job. i want to understand how you see the world. i want to understand your world view. you will not convince me. you.l not convince that's the table. i want to understand why you think the way you do. downward mobility, racial and gender equality. "angry white men," sunday night 9:00 on "after words" part of c-span 2. > vice president biden is in asia this week. his trip comes eight days after would required it all aircraft travelling through the zone previously recognized air space to al dentify themselves as chinese authorities. asked jay carney was about this. you can see all of his remarks at c-span.org. here's a look. remains ited states announced hat china the air defense identification zone. provocat
and obama is that and obama care is awful. talk to them. they said, who are you? i'm an academic, a researcher. research about these organizations and ideas. i study men who believe this stuff. and a bunch of them said -- they looked at me suspiciously and and i said, tions look here's what i am. don't get it. but here's my job. i want to understand how you see the world. i want to understand your world view. you will not convince me. you.l not convince that's the table. i want to understand...
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fifteen democrats now they're all basically sent the boss to signal they announce to president obama in the face of his trying to rush to finish the trans-pacific partnership the t p p which you can think of as sort of nafta on steroids with the asia pacific region in the face of that agreement being raj president obama knowing there are a lot of outrageous things in t.p. pay the investor off shoring and scientists but also abandoned by america all kinds of limitations on financial regulation etc those members of congress are not going to just roll over so president obama has asked what's called fast track trade authority it would take away congress's constitutional control over trade the founders very wisely put in there as a check and balance and all of those members of congress one hundred ninety in total said. not so fast and they wrote to the president very unusual democrats and republicans alike and they said they weren't going to give away their constitutional authority so what does that mean practically that is the beginning of how congress gets a steering wheel on an emergen
fifteen democrats now they're all basically sent the boss to signal they announce to president obama in the face of his trying to rush to finish the trans-pacific partnership the t p p which you can think of as sort of nafta on steroids with the asia pacific region in the face of that agreement being raj president obama knowing there are a lot of outrageous things in t.p. pay the investor off shoring and scientists but also abandoned by america all kinds of limitations on financial regulation...
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that b obama kept? >> yes. >> now they're not is what you're saying? >> yes, they took the tax breaks away. >> how do you explain the top 1% is outpassing by seven times what the lower 99 are making? >> here's exactly what obama -- >> believe it or not, president obama has actually widened the income gap but in a good way, bob, in a good way, because the 1% is going up, 34%, 99%, 4%, but they're going up, so that's a good thing. incoming equality is a misnomer. if the rising tide is rising all boat, raising all boats, that's a great thing. >> how can you say 15 years the top 1% increase of income take home pay is 247% and middle clashgs over the same 15 years, is 15%? you're saying that's equal? >> he's saying the numbers are rising up and that's good. >> it's better for everyone when this happens. >> when the rich people get richer? >> and the poor people get richer, yes. >> before you continue, let me get greg in here first. because you earlier were talking -- >> this argument about wealth or income i
that b obama kept? >> yes. >> now they're not is what you're saying? >> yes, they took the tax breaks away. >> how do you explain the top 1% is outpassing by seven times what the lower 99 are making? >> here's exactly what obama -- >> believe it or not, president obama has actually widened the income gap but in a good way, bob, in a good way, because the 1% is going up, 34%, 99%, 4%, but they're going up, so that's a good thing. incoming equality is a...
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obama campaigned on trabs parent i. when you campaign on transparency you will be grade on transparency. you have got to be careful what you say when you are in an election. when you say it's going to be the most transparent administration in history you will be held to that standard. >> what about calling the president a liar. is that okay? i think so. i know bob you don't like it. i'm wondering what bob had for breakfast because i'm nodding my head. i think there is a high bar set by the president. when i worked in washington, d.c., we figured out every way to call our opponent anything but a liar. however, during this last presidential election president obama actually used the term and their staff did on his campaign. it shocked a lot of people that they went there first. now that that bar has been lowered and they are calling each other a liar, i do think it's fair. and either they are grossly incompetent or they are deceitful. either way the credibility has been lost. a lot of people gave him goodwill when oh came
obama campaigned on trabs parent i. when you campaign on transparency you will be grade on transparency. you have got to be careful what you say when you are in an election. when you say it's going to be the most transparent administration in history you will be held to that standard. >> what about calling the president a liar. is that okay? i think so. i know bob you don't like it. i'm wondering what bob had for breakfast because i'm nodding my head. i think there is a high bar set by...
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. >> reporter: president obama and former presidents carter, clinton and george w. bush led the american delegation. during his eulogy. president obama called mandela a giant of justice. comparing him to gandhi, lincoln and dr. king. >> he changed laws. but he also changed hearts. >> reporter: the president added mandela's work is not done. >> around the world today, men and women are still in prison for their political beliefs and are still persecuted for what they look like, and how they worship and who they love. that is happening today. >> reporter: before talking about mandela's legacy of reconciliation, he shook hands with cuban leader raul castro. south african oscar winner charlize theron and proctor bono -- rock star bono were among the ones in the crowd. they came to honor and remember and celebrate a man who united a nation and inspired generations, alphonso van marsh, johannesburg south africa. >> tributes are also planned here in the united states including one this week in washington, d.c.. there the oakland based pacific boy choir academy will make th
. >> reporter: president obama and former presidents carter, clinton and george w. bush led the american delegation. during his eulogy. president obama called mandela a giant of justice. comparing him to gandhi, lincoln and dr. king. >> he changed laws. but he also changed hearts. >> reporter: the president added mandela's work is not done. >> around the world today, men and women are still in prison for their political beliefs and are still persecuted for what they look...
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steroids with the asia pacific region in the face of that agreement being raj president obama knowing there are a lot of outrageous things in t.p. pay the investor off shoring and scientists but also abandoned by america all kinds of limitations on financial regulation etc those members of congress are not going to just roll over so president obama has us what's called fast track trade authority it would take away congress's constitutional control over trade the founders very wisely put in there as a check and balance and all of those members of congress one hundred ninety in total said. not so fast and they wrote to the president very unusual democrats and republicans alike and they said they weren't going to give away their constitutional authority so what does that mean practically that is the beginning of how congress gets a steering wheel on an emergency brake on this run to the bottom trade policy and it's not a partisan issue it's a corporatist issue versus everyone else so there are democrats and there are republicans who are in the corporatist part of each of their parties an
steroids with the asia pacific region in the face of that agreement being raj president obama knowing there are a lot of outrageous things in t.p. pay the investor off shoring and scientists but also abandoned by america all kinds of limitations on financial regulation etc those members of congress are not going to just roll over so president obama has us what's called fast track trade authority it would take away congress's constitutional control over trade the founders very wisely put in...
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i don't see any way obama care can work. >> reporter: and another promise president obama made that turned out not to be true was put in the spotlight today on "fox news sunday." did he not say, if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor. >> he didn't say you could have unlimited choice. >> simple yes or no. >> yes. but look, if it you want to pay more for an insurance company that covers your doctor, you can do that. >> reporter: also today insurance brokers are complaining they're having trouble helping their clients because of troubles at the back end of the obama care enrollment process. >> so obviously the problems from obama care are still far from resochld. but according to one architect of the health care, he says all the white house needs is good old-fashioned public relations. our political insiders will weigh in on that. and i'll ask them a good question, what exactly would work at this point in the way of pr. tweet your thoughts to us and we'll include some of your thoughts on the show. >>> and thousands are gathered to remember paul walker, the "fast & furious" star kill
i don't see any way obama care can work. >> reporter: and another promise president obama made that turned out not to be true was put in the spotlight today on "fox news sunday." did he not say, if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor. >> he didn't say you could have unlimited choice. >> simple yes or no. >> yes. but look, if it you want to pay more for an insurance company that covers your doctor, you can do that. >> reporter: also today...
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president obama speaking earlier from the white house. w. bush esident george saying today that president mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our team. he bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example. he will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever. joining us now on the telephone from are washington, former u.s. ambassador to south africa, don gibbs. he was ambassador to south africa from 2009 until earlier this year. ambassador gibbs, thanks very much for spending time with us. what can you describe as the relationship between nelson andela and the united states diplomatically? >> diplomatically and personally i think he has been an inspiration to all of us. i think he brought out the best in everyone who came into contact with him. i had the immense honor to be able to get to know him a little bit toward the end of his incredibly inspiring life. you can't help but be moved when you are in his presence. i think we should all take away from his incredib
president obama speaking earlier from the white house. w. bush esident george saying today that president mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our team. he bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example. he will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever. joining us now on the telephone from are washington, former u.s. ambassador to south africa, don gibbs. he was ambassador to south africa from 2009 until...
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first lady michelle obama invited service members and their children to the white house today to show off this year's christmas decorations. the tree in the blue room is dedicated to military families who often don't get the chance to spend the holidays with their loved ones. >> they aren't always able to make it home to see grandma and grandpa. as a consequence they have to find new ways to make the season bright. >> reporter: the first lady went into mommy mode during the event wiping one girl's sweater and soothing a 2-year-old who got knocked over by the first family's newest dog. the little girl was just fine and she even got a big old wet kiss from the dog. they made up. >> yeah. >> aw. >> it's tough. >> probably one of the most popular guests at the party. >> for sure. >> i would say. >>>m we're about to have kind of a wild ride, aren't we? >> i'm not sure i'm a popular guest nowadays after what i've got coming in. tomorrow, we will get up to 70. putting on that disguise, move in for the weekend because we could be in for one rough ride. look outside right now and we'll show yo
first lady michelle obama invited service members and their children to the white house today to show off this year's christmas decorations. the tree in the blue room is dedicated to military families who often don't get the chance to spend the holidays with their loved ones. >> they aren't always able to make it home to see grandma and grandpa. as a consequence they have to find new ways to make the season bright. >> reporter: the first lady went into mommy mode during the event...
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thank you to all of our distinguished colleagues in the obama administration. you, the president named, we are grateful to you. i think -- i think the president for convening this remarkable group of leaders and activists on this challenging, monumental issue. the president's commitment and his follow through and his fundamental belief in the possibility of an aids free generation -- and the hard work of so many of you, have all combined to put that extraordinary goal with in our grasp. amazing as that may seem. i want to thank my colleagues, secretary kathleen sebelius for her tremendous leadership. hours distinguished leader of a id who is on the lines to make sure that this gets implemented. , who are sof you critical to bring us to where we are. i would like to remark that hiv -- it has seths the gold standard for the world. i am very proud of it. deborah and julia from the state department are here. they are leading our efforts to implement the blueprint and writing a brand-new chapter in the president's fight against aids. i also want to say a special tha
thank you to all of our distinguished colleagues in the obama administration. you, the president named, we are grateful to you. i think -- i think the president for convening this remarkable group of leaders and activists on this challenging, monumental issue. the president's commitment and his follow through and his fundamental belief in the possibility of an aids free generation -- and the hard work of so many of you, have all combined to put that extraordinary goal with in our grasp. amazing...
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and so senator obama got the call unexpectedly. he was on his way to a meeting on a totally different subject at the time, but he diverted course and drove to mr. mandela's hotel room in washington, and that is where this picture was taken, which is the only picture of the two men ever taken. it was taken by senator obama's personal assistant at the time who was driving him to that other meeting when the call came through to please come meet nelson mandela, and that's the only time they've ever been photographed together. we'll be right back. more to come. i need a car that's stylish and fashionable... especially in my line of work. now do you have a little lemonade stand? guys, i'm in fashion! but i also need amazing tech too... like active park assist... it practically parks itself. and what color would you like? i'll have my assistant send you over some swatches... oh... get a fusion with 0% financing for 60 months, plus $500 ford credit holiday bonus cash during the ford dream big sales event. the day building a play set begins
and so senator obama got the call unexpectedly. he was on his way to a meeting on a totally different subject at the time, but he diverted course and drove to mr. mandela's hotel room in washington, and that is where this picture was taken, which is the only picture of the two men ever taken. it was taken by senator obama's personal assistant at the time who was driving him to that other meeting when the call came through to please come meet nelson mandela, and that's the only time they've ever...
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tech firms have written an open letter to president obama pushing for more restrictions on government surveillance as well as a more open internet the letter reads the balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual rights that are enshrined in our constitution this undermines the freedoms we all cherish it's time for a change a.o.l. apple facebook google linked in microsoft twitter and yahoo signed the letter and created a website listing five areas of improvement meanwhile more revelations are out this week about what the government agencies are doing with their surveillance tools but for more on that we turn to our tease sam sachs. this may look like your typical battle between alliance and horde members in the virtual world of warcraft but to the n.s.a. this could also be a secret terrorist gathering today pro publica reported that the n.s.a. and british spies have infiltrated online gaming platforms like world of warcraft and second life looking for terrorists that's what's outlined in an internal n.s.a. documents leak
tech firms have written an open letter to president obama pushing for more restrictions on government surveillance as well as a more open internet the letter reads the balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual rights that are enshrined in our constitution this undermines the freedoms we all cherish it's time for a change a.o.l. apple facebook google linked in microsoft twitter and yahoo signed the letter and created a website...
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president obama, of course, leading the u.s. delegation. >>> now we transition from here to the big story back home. tonight the national weather service says 48 million americans are living in areas under a winter weather advisory of some sort. all of it related to this big and sprawling and really relentless winter storm system that ultimately stretched out from texas in the west all the way north to maine knocking out power and causing a mess on roads and at airports. it sure did make for interesting nfl games yesterday. nbc's tom costello is in icy cold washington, d.c., for us this evening. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. we've had 24 hours of ice and snow. many schools are out. and now we're bracing for round two. more snow. >> oh! >> reporter: from falling slabs of ice, even in plano, texas, to an absolute whiteout on i-94 in wisconsin and a deadly 30-car accident. >> i looked up and just swerved dodging cars and we ended up in the ditch. >> reporter: across a huge section of the country, cold ice and snow have
president obama, of course, leading the u.s. delegation. >>> now we transition from here to the big story back home. tonight the national weather service says 48 million americans are living in areas under a winter weather advisory of some sort. all of it related to this big and sprawling and really relentless winter storm system that ultimately stretched out from texas in the west all the way north to maine knocking out power and causing a mess on roads and at airports. it sure did...
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college degree on it who are skilled workers and there's an idea of negotiating and i know that president obama is one of the worst negotiators in the world but maybe these workers are going to go shaders you go you throw something out there fifteen dollars maybe you walk away with twelve dollars at the end of this or ten dollars at the end of this what i'm saying is the point is seven twenty five is not anything anyone can live on we can see that and i don't think you're going to argue that point with me do you think that people can live on seven twenty five an hour well i certainly made that much when i first moved to washington d.c. which is the most expensive city in the united states if not in the not the most expensive and the top three so i as you desire only means that at the time i do certainly think that's possible also in most areas of america are not as expensive as washington d.c. might i add however going back to my point though about the fifteen dollars an hour if they would like to see movement on this perhaps they should temper their expectations on what they expect to get i th
college degree on it who are skilled workers and there's an idea of negotiating and i know that president obama is one of the worst negotiators in the world but maybe these workers are going to go shaders you go you throw something out there fifteen dollars maybe you walk away with twelve dollars at the end of this or ten dollars at the end of this what i'm saying is the point is seven twenty five is not anything anyone can live on we can see that and i don't think you're going to argue that...
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. >>> we just learned president obama, mrs. obama president bush and his wife will travel together. local leaders feel a special connection to the legacy. tom sherwood has more on how mandela's work helped shape the people shaping our community today. >> reporter: josh williams for 30 years led the metropolitan labor council. he still gets gidy when he talks about meeting mandela here in 1990. >> i would say it's such an honor to meet you madiba. i didn't say mandela, i said madiba. don't ask me why, it just came out of my mouth. >> reporter: the colorful posters from 1994 when he was an election watcher in south africa. he likes the picture taken with mandela at the cia headquarters because of his fierce support for labor. >> that to me is the picture i will always cherish. he was in the house of labor. >> reporter: d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton has her own memories. she was among four that helped spark demonstrations to bring about reform in south africa and freedom for trade leaders there. she said it was time to celebrate his long and worthy life of making life better
. >>> we just learned president obama, mrs. obama president bush and his wife will travel together. local leaders feel a special connection to the legacy. tom sherwood has more on how mandela's work helped shape the people shaping our community today. >> reporter: josh williams for 30 years led the metropolitan labor council. he still gets gidy when he talks about meeting mandela here in 1990. >> i would say it's such an honor to meet you madiba. i didn't say mandela, i...
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an hour translates into about fifteen grand a year barely enough to survive and that's why president obama has thrown his support behind a congressional proposal to raise the minimum wage to ten dollars and ten cents an hour but some people want to go even further but a fast food workers in hundreds of cities across the country walked off their jobs to demand a living wage or fifteen dollars an hour there's was the second big labor action by low wage workers in just the past week a welcome sign for those who thought the labor movement was dead but a strike has economic inequality in the news once again and that's a good thing but hardly anyone is talking about the bigger issues at play running a business is a privilege not a right and when companies like mcdonald's refuse to pay their workers a living wage and instead rely on you and me taxpayers to help their employees survive they're abusing that privilege if we really wanted to make sure that america. workers earn enough to get by without relying on public assistance and we do one very simple thing give every corporation that refuses to
an hour translates into about fifteen grand a year barely enough to survive and that's why president obama has thrown his support behind a congressional proposal to raise the minimum wage to ten dollars and ten cents an hour but some people want to go even further but a fast food workers in hundreds of cities across the country walked off their jobs to demand a living wage or fifteen dollars an hour there's was the second big labor action by low wage workers in just the past week a welcome sign...
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i have to say, i was interested thinking about mandela and obama yesterday, i went back to obama's books to see, oh, he must have talked about the mandela example in the book. not so much. there was one mention of mandela in each book. i was sort of surprised at that given as he has said that he was a figure of -- a model to him as a young man when he learned of his struggle. >> i wonder how much because mandela was the first black president of south africa and president obama is the first black president of america, the drawing of parallel lines is somewhat inevitable. the president remarked on in the speech, he will never be the man madiba was nor does he propose that he is. i think he's been hesitant to step into the line of inheritance, if you will, maya, established. >> the context is totally different. we have to understand that. nelson mandela after being arrested in 1962, spending 26 years in prison, spending five years negotiating peace before he was released. obama elected in a highly democratic nation, even with its racial divides. there's just no comparison. it actually doesn
i have to say, i was interested thinking about mandela and obama yesterday, i went back to obama's books to see, oh, he must have talked about the mandela example in the book. not so much. there was one mention of mandela in each book. i was sort of surprised at that given as he has said that he was a figure of -- a model to him as a young man when he learned of his struggle. >> i wonder how much because mandela was the first black president of south africa and president obama is the...